The abnormal era of 2020/2021 is morphing into something like
normal again. Some of us just want to get on with life and forget about it. Some
of us faced losses that will never be normal. Some of us want to decide what differences
we choose to keep. I have been thinking about my takeaways from this season and
they boil down to these four.
I eat better at home than in restaurants. We’ve been working on better nutrition at my house. I have
learned that our biggest and baddest calories come from eating out. Meal
planning, cooking methods and portion control make all the difference and those
are just easier to affect when eating at home. I knew this already, but it took
a period of only eating at home to really get it.
I can live very cheaply. At this stage of my life my biggest discretionary budget
category is ‘travel’, and that spend went to near zero for several months. The
’dining out’ budget was underspent for a long time. I discovered I spend waaay less money and time
on curb-side grocery shopping than in-store grocery shopping. Fuel underspent. Clothing underspent. I’ve
lived on a shoestring in younger days and I can do it again if I ever need to.
I love the birthday candles on a single serving. What were we thinking, spitting all over everyone’s
dessert all those years?
I know the who, when and how of peace. May the Lord of peace himself give you peace always in
every way. [2 Thess 3:16, CSB]
Him. Always. In every way.
The first three are little. The last one is big. I pray
you take that one with you into your weird times too.
